The trans and gender diverse performers breaking down body stigma at Midsumma
"Having my body on display can feel confronting, but it’s also empowering, because I’m controlling that space in ways I’m not able to in other aspects of my life." The post The trans and gender diverse...
View ArticleReview: ‘Queer Asians Anonymous’ at Midsumma Festival
"Has the queer community, having lived in the shadows of the mainstream for so long, managed to avoid scrutinising its own racism?" The post Review: ‘Queer Asians Anonymous’ at Midsumma Festival...
View ArticleMidsumma Festival Guide Magazine | November 2018
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View ArticleAustralian pageant celebrating trans women and drag queens turns ten
Miss Gay & Miss Transsexual Australia International will celebrate its tenth year during the 2019 Midsumma Festival. The post Australian pageant celebrating trans women and drag queens turns ten...
View ArticleMelbourne mums to offer ‘free hugs’ at Midsumma for young people rejected by...
"I just want kids – and grown ups – to know that if their parents can't accept them as they are, that's their parents' failure, not theirs." The post Melbourne mums to offer ‘free hugs’ at Midsumma for...
View Article‘Consent is a right often withheld from LGBTIQ+ people’: Melbourne’s...
"We’re often excluded from sexual education or media depictions of healthy relationships." The post ‘Consent is a right often withheld from LGBTIQ+ people’: Melbourne’s inaugural Consent Festival...
View ArticleMan detained at last year’s Melbourne Pride March organises Liberal Party...
"I just want the Liberal Party to understand that, after everything they've done against LGBTI people for so many years, not everyone in the community welcomes them to Pride." The post Man detained at...
View ArticleWhy joining queer nudists for a weekend of body positivity and self-love can...
"Some operations or scarring can create huge problems with body image or self-worth, but by stripping bare, everyone exposes themselves to vulnerability." The post Why joining queer nudists for a...
View ArticleLesbian comedian Zoe Coombs Marr on why queer culture is rich for comedy
"It's like the 'Upside Down' in Stranger Things except instead of demigorgons we have drag queens and wimmin's poetry nights." The post Lesbian comedian Zoe Coombs Marr on why queer culture is rich for...
View ArticleIntersex advocate to boycott Pride March if Royal Children’s Hospital is...
"We should be able to be the people nature made us, and if our bodies are to be modified then we should be the ones to make that decision with our full and free consent." The post Intersex advocate to...
View ArticleVicBears’ massive BearFEST 2019 kicks off tonight
Our extra special Union event for the month sees us crown Mr VicBears 2019 on the 26th, and the ever popular Underbear Dance on the 27th sees the bears dancing into the small hours of the night. The...
View ArticleMidsumma Queer Pool Party
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View Article194 events over 22 days: Midsumma Festival 2020 is launched
For 22 days next year, Melbourne’s queer arts and culture festival Midsumma takes over the city with artistic and cultural events that celebrate and elevate ... The post 194 events over 22 days:...
View ArticleAre you ready for Midsumma?
Midsumma is set to take over Melbourne with artistic and cultural events that celebrate and elevate our diverse LGBTQIA+ communities. Featuring 194 events over 22 ... The post Are you ready for...
View ArticleNocturnal announces three massive evening events at Melbourne Museum
Nocturnal has joined forces with Midsumma, Virgin Australia Melbourne Fashion Festival and Asia TOPA to present three exhilarating nights of electrifying art and culture after ... The post Nocturnal...
View ArticleMidsumma 2021 Delayed
Melbourne’s much-loved celebration of queer art, culture and community, Midsumma Festival has today announced that in response to the rapidly changing dynamics of the COVID-19 ... The post Midsumma...
View ArticleMidsumma Pulls Show From 2021 Program Over Accusations of Blackface
In only a few short weeks Midsumma Festival will kick off its 2021 season, with a plethora of events taking over Melbourne from the 19th ... The post Midsumma Pulls Show From 2021 Program Over...
View ArticleMidsumma Past & Present
To understand how it is we came to be here, we must first perhaps also understand our past. This year as part of Star Observer’s Festival ... The post Midsumma Past & Present appeared first on Star...
View Article‘Bent’ Explores What It Means To Be Queer In Australia
In this contemporary work created by Reuben James as a response to the ongoing political debate on LGBTQI lives, Variation Three’s ensemble of six queer artists ... The post ‘Bent’ Explores What It...
View ArticleF*ck Fabulous Is Anti-Glamour, Neo-Punk, Says Sarah Ward
“Fuck Fabulous came about after I was at Mardi Gras in 2018. I grew up in Sydney, so I have fond memories of Mardi Gras ... The post F*ck Fabulous Is Anti-Glamour, Neo-Punk, Says Sarah Ward appeared...
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